Celtics' Jaylen Brown Among Five Finalists For Prestigious NBA Award
Jaylen Brown is looking to become the second straight Boston Celtics player to win the award, after guard Jrue Holiday earned the honor for the 2024-25 NBA season.
Celtics' Jaylen Brown Among Five Finalists For Prestigious NBA Award originally appeared on NESN . Add NESN as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Despite a career year, Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown just missed the cut for being a finalist for the 2025-26 NBA regular season MVP award .
Brown was named one of five finalists for a different prestigious NBA award on Friday, however. "As we honor the sixth year of the NBA Social Justice Champion award, join us in recognizing Bam Adebayo, Harrison Barnes, Jaylen Brown, Tobias Harris, and Larry Nance Jr. as the finalists for the 2025-26 season.
This award honors NBA Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and his lifetime commitment to driving impactful change around social justice," the NBA's official account posted on X. As we honor the sixth year of the NBA Social Justice Champion award, join us in recognizing Bam Adebayo, Harrison Barnes, Jaylen Brown, Tobias Harris, and Larry Nance Jr. as the finalists for the 2025-26 season.
This award honors NBA Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and his… pic. twitter. com/YYuHuiEpri — NBA (@NBA) May 15, 2026 Since the Celtics' shocking collapse in the first round of the playoffs, Brown has been in the middle of trade rumors , mainly linked to a possible blockbuster for Milwaukee Bucks' two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo.